As TEP Plans Next 15 Years of Power, Questions Raised on Transparency and Data Centers

Georgia Data Centers Demand More Power Than Available

In 2025, Georgia Power got permission from the Public Service Commission (PSC) to substantially expand the volume of electricity the utility creates and sells. The reasoning behind this increased demand was the expansion of data centers across the state. The question that naturally follows from this increased demand is whether the state can provide the...

As TEP plans next 15 years of power, questions raised on transparency and data centers

Pima County, the city of Tucson and the Sierra Club all declined to sign a non-disclosure agreement this year with Tucson Electric Power, giving up access to the modeling data that is part of a major energy planning process rather than agree to the confidentiality terms.  The agreement is tied to TEP’s Integrated Resource Plan, or IRP, a planning document utilities file with the Arizona Corporation Commission every three years, sharing how, and …

America's largest grid wants to cut power to new data centers first during shortages — 50MW-plus data centers must bring their own electricity generation to avoid shutoffs

PJM's FERC filing would curtail large loads built after June 2027 that don't secure their own generation.

PJM’s New Deal for Data Centers: Bring Power or Face Cuts

PJM asks FERC for conditional reliability rules; new data center loads may face early curtailment unless backed by capacity. Comments due Sept 3, 2026.